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"Although I am ignorant of Chandas, Bandha, Sastra, 

 Lakshanamarga, Rasa and Alankara, yet am I composing the 

 poem Rasiapaasana." 



Of the above three verses the first by the phrase $ fim^f 

 ( = tot fwTf^rf) undoubtedly proves that the work was composed 

 by the author. The second by the clause 1%T*jfa Tfa^n?WT5TCf W*$ 

 ( =z fkv^ifa iX*J4V|<fii»^ 3RT^) asserts the above statement giving 



in addition the name of the work. Moreover, the fact of his 

 professing i ignorance of Chandas, etc' (which is common to 

 Oriental Poets) should only be stated when he is composing and 

 not collecting the verses for a poem. The third verse proves the 

 same fact in a peculiar way. By taking the initial and the last 



letters of each of the four padas, we get the phrase 3?t «K^V 



^iniTO (sfa: t<fa«Wtf) which means " the work (composition) of 



Vairochana." 



The last verse, of the above set, unfolds the name of the 

 author, Vairochana. That the author of this work is Vairo- 

 chana is also evident from the colophon. 



"Thus ends the work of full 400 gathas composed by the 

 poet Vairochana which is pure and which is dear to inflamed 

 lovers and affectionate women." 



The work has four benedictory verses, of which the last is 

 not clear. The first three are : 



*jft ^j wt^t^ ^nnsrsJir frurereit far «r«r« p \ p 



^s=g mfcra' ^romr: Emtw fa* wzf* n ] 



